lopping

verb

present participle of lop
as in pruning

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lopping
  1. pruning
  2. trimming
  3. clipping
  4. curtailing
  5. paring
  6. cropping
  7. hacking
  8. nipping
Verb
  • However, experts advise only pruning around one-third of roses and warn against overpruning.
    — Mallory Carra, The Spruce, 14 Aug. 2026
  • These meek pay hikes parallel local bosses pruning staff in early 2026.
    — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of pruning
Verb
  • The first came on a 2-yard touchdown pass to tight end Ko Kieft, trimming Tampa Bay’s deficit to 9-7 with just under seven minutes to play in the quarter.
    — Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
  • This relaxed-but-polished organic cotton sweater has a classic crew neckline and ribbed trimming to elevate the look.
    — Kaitlin Marks, Travel + Leisure, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of trimming
Verb
  • Mastering the clipping economy Some of Ossoff’s newfound fans know him mostly from clips — one or two-minute-long videos that travel wide and far on social media platforms.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Murcko has been tapped to steer the company’s global revenue organization, overseeing brand partnerships, direct media sales, podcast sales, clipping and other brand and sponsorship activities.
    — William Earl, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of clipping
Verb
  • The United States should expect Beijing to continue to wield its agriculture sector for geopolitical influence, whether through curtailing imports of food, restricting exports of select commodities, or both.
    — Caitlin Welsh, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Strangely, one copy of KL-VS is fortuitous, but inheriting one from each parent can backfire, reducing Klotho levels and curtailing lifespan for reasons scientists do not fully understand.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of curtailing
Verb
  • Shares had jumped nearly 630% before paring gains to close at 845 yuan.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
  • But the necessity of paring down such a massive event has the effect of flattening the very elements that ought to give it its texture and heft — namely, the people involved.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026
Definition of paring
Verb
  • The default image editing tool is fine but basic, with cropping and resizing options.
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Meta released its Content Seal AI watermark recently, but Reuters found that simply cropping the images a bit would often eliminate the watermark.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026
Definition of cropping
Verb
  • Based on the first novella in Martha Wells’ book series, Murderbot is a sci-fi thriller/comedy about a self-hacking security construct who is horrified by human emotion yet drawn to its vulnerable clients, played by Skarsgård.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Grande said she’s been the victim of this hacking campaign for years, noting that in 2023, as many as 45 of her unreleased songs leaked online.
    — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of hacking
Verb
  • But players are nipping at their heels, and that still leaves the left guard and center positions open for competition.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 15 Aug. 2026
  • In the space of 18 months, China has gone from lagging far behind the US to hosting multiple AI models that are nipping at the heels of Silicon Valley’s champions and gaining major traction among users globally.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of nipping
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